The Kuldevi of the Chauhan dynasty, worshipped as the nourisher who sustained the world from her own body during a hundred years of famine. Call to have prasad prepared in your name.
The temple is situated in Sakrai Dham, near Udaipurwati in Sikar district, Rajasthan. Devotees have darshan of Maa Shakambhari through Navratri here, and every day through our Facebook page and this website.
Shakambhari Devi is the second form of Maa Durga, revered as Lokdevi across Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. She is worshipped in many other forms too — Vaishno Devi, Chamunda, Kangra Wali, Jwala, Chintapurni, Kamakhya, Chandi, Bala Sundari, Mansa, Naina and Shatakshi.
Three tellings of the same truth: when the world went hungry, the mother fed it from herself. Each carries the name forward through a different age.
The goddess meditated in the Shivalik hills for a hundred years, eating only vegetables once a month. Sages who came to see her were welcomed with vegetables — and so she came to be known as Shakambhari, the one who accepts only what grows from the earth.
When no rain fell for a hundred years, the sages prayed for relief. The mother took the form of Shakambhari and nourished the world with vegetables grown from her own body, saving humankind from destruction.
A demon named Durgam stole the four Vedas from Brahma and brought a century of drought. As food and water vanished and life neared its end, the goddess rose again to restore what had been taken and feed a dying world.
Each order is prepared in the temple's storehouse with care — not simply a dish, but a divine offering made in your name by the temple's priests and devotees.
A classic offering of sweet khir and puri, prepared fresh to order with the same purity and sanctity given to every temple prasad.
Call for OrderA full traditional spread served on a green leaf, in keeping with the goddess's own connection to the earth's harvest.
Call for OrderA festive combination prepared for special darshan days, rich with the warmth and devotion of the temple kitchen.
Call for OrderWatch and listen — daily bhajans and the recorded history of Sakrai Dham, the Kuldevi seat of the Chauhan dynasty.
A devotional bhajan sung in praise of the goddess as Jagat Janani, mother of the world.
Depicted holding a basket of vegetables and herbs, the goddess embodies both Adishakti and the strength that sustains life.
A pilgrimage site dedicated to nourishment, fertility and healing — one of Rajasthan's most revered Shakambhari temples.
Sri Shakambhari Mata Mandir, Sakrai Dham — plan your visit or call ahead for prasad.